Shi’s Daoyin Therapy for Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Niu, Wenxin
Wang, Huihao
Jiang, Enyu
Wang, Kuan
Deng, Zhen
Zhan, Hongsheng
Shen, Zhibi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To compare the immediate and short term effectiveness of Shi’s Daoyin therapy (DT) rather than the Melbourne Protocol (MP) in terms of pain, mobility, and isometric strength of cervical muscles in nonacute nonspecific neck pain patients.
Material and Methods.
A total of 114 nonacute nonspecific neck pain patients aged 20~50 years were recruited and randomly assigned to be treated by either Shi’s DT or the MP.
56 cases and 54 cases received treatment for 3 weeks and were evaluated before and after intervention and at 3-week follow-up in Shi’s DT group and MP group, respectively.
The outcome measures were Chinese version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI), cervical range of motion (ROM), maximal voluntary isometric force (MVIF), and pain intensity (Numeric Pain Rating Scale, NPRS).
Results.
All outcomes of both groups showed statistically significant improvements after the intervention and at 3-week follow-up (P < 0.05), while no statistically significant difference was found in NDI between groups.
When followed up after 3 weeks, the ROM in axial rotation was significantly greater in the Shi’s DT group (P < 0.05), and the NPRS in the Shi’s DT group was significantly lower than the MP group (P < 0.05).
At the end of the treatment period, the MVIF in lateral bending in the Shi’s DT group had a lower value (P = 0.044) than in the MP group, but there was no significant difference in flexion and extension between the two groups.
Conclusions.
Both Shi’s DT and MP groups demonstrated an obvious reduction in pain intensity and improvements in neck mobility after a short term follow-up period.
The improvement of Shi’s DT in disability and pain during functional activities is generally similar to that of the MP for the treatment of nonacute nonspecific neck pain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Huihao& Jiang, Enyu& Wang, Kuan& Deng, Zhen& Zhan, Hongsheng& Shen, Zhibi…[et al.]. 2018. Shi’s Daoyin Therapy for Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155376
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Huihao…[et al.]. Shi’s Daoyin Therapy for Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155376
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Huihao& Jiang, Enyu& Wang, Kuan& Deng, Zhen& Zhan, Hongsheng& Shen, Zhibi…[et al.]. Shi’s Daoyin Therapy for Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155376
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155376